1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4–1 (1–3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 –0 –09 –4 –0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Connecticut 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
Boston University 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
New Hampshire 1 –3 –16 –4 –1
Maine 0 –4 –13 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its seventh year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Holy Cross
L 14–1914,112 [2]
September 16at Central Connecticut*
W 36–13
September 23Boston University
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 5–15
September 30at West Chester*
W 21–0
October 7Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 25–17
October 14at Maine
T 7–7
October 21at American International*
  • Miller Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 10–7
October 28at Northeastern*
W 29–21
November 4Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 14–19
November 11Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 56–35
November 18at No. 9 UMass
L 7–3411,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 10, 1978). "Doherty Runs Spice HC 19-14 Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
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